Everyone reading this thread should consider how easy it is for a stalker to actually make your life annoying. Creating a f2p account is .. well, free, and quick.
Getting a stalker banned takes time, involves you gathering proof of the stalking instances etc. And from a technical point of view, the GMs would need to ban the stalker's IP. A lot of people have dynamic IPs, which means to filter out the stalker, an entire range of IP numbers must be banned. It is not something a GM would do lightly. And EVEN THEN, the stalker can use a (cheap) VPN and continue.
So, if you have never been stalked in this game, if you have never been annoyed by a player that repeatedly talks stupid AT you and about you ... kindly please consider the angle.
I am normally not a fan of deploying technical solutions to human interaction issues, but if Balkhog has issues with a stalker, then I understand the need. A stalker is closer to a spam machine than to a human being that you can talk rationally to.
So, if we have a stalking situation that the GMs cannot handle manually, then I suppose we do need such a filter in place.
Getting a stalker banned takes time, involves you gathering proof of the stalking instances etc. And from a technical point of view, the GMs would need to ban the stalker's IP. A lot of people have dynamic IPs, which means to filter out the stalker, an entire range of IP numbers must be banned. It is not something a GM would do lightly. And EVEN THEN, the stalker can use a (cheap) VPN and continue.
So, if you have never been stalked in this game, if you have never been annoyed by a player that repeatedly talks stupid AT you and about you ... kindly please consider the angle.
I am normally not a fan of deploying technical solutions to human interaction issues, but if Balkhog has issues with a stalker, then I understand the need. A stalker is closer to a spam machine than to a human being that you can talk rationally to.
So, if we have a stalking situation that the GMs cannot handle manually, then I suppose we do need such a filter in place.
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